U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
January 2024
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for January 2024. Changes are against December 2023.
What changed from December 2023
Final Action Dates: 40 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 9 months, from 08 FEB 2019 to 01 NOV 2019.
- F2A China advanced 9 months, from 08 FEB 2019 to 01 NOV 2019.
- F2A India advanced 9 months, from 08 FEB 2019 to 01 NOV 2019.
- F2A Mexico advanced 9 months, from 01 FEB 2019 to 22 OCT 2019.
- F2A Philippines advanced 9 months, from 08 FEB 2019 to 01 NOV 2019.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 9 days, from 22 SEP 2015 to 01 OCT 2015.
- F2B China advanced 9 days, from 22 SEP 2015 to 01 OCT 2015.
- F2B India advanced 9 days, from 22 SEP 2015 to 01 OCT 2015.
- F2B Mexico advanced 18 months, from 01 MAY 2002 to 22 OCT 2003.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 08 JAN 2009 to 22 APR 2009.
- F3 China advanced 3 months, from 08 JAN 2009 to 22 APR 2009.
- F3 India advanced 3 months, from 08 JAN 2009 to 22 APR 2009.
- F3 Mexico advanced 6 months, from 22 MAR 1998 to 08 SEP 1998.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 22 APR 2007 to 22 MAY 2007.
- F4 China advanced 30 days, from 22 APR 2007 to 22 MAY 2007.
- F4 India advanced 38 days, from 08 OCT 2005 to 15 NOV 2005.
- F4 Philippines advanced 54 days, from 22 AUG 2002 to 15 OCT 2002.
- EB-1 China advanced 4 months, from 15 FEB 2022 to 01 JUL 2022.
- EB-1 India advanced 44 months, from 01 JAN 2017 to 01 SEP 2020.
- EB-2 (all other countries) advanced 4 months, from 15 JUL 2022 to 01 NOV 2022.
- EB-2 China advanced 2 months, from 22 OCT 2019 to 01 JAN 2020.
- EB-2 India advanced 2 months, from 01 JAN 2012 to 01 MAR 2012.
- EB-2 Mexico advanced 4 months, from 15 JUL 2022 to 01 NOV 2022.
- EB-2 Philippines advanced 4 months, from 15 JUL 2022 to 01 NOV 2022.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 8 months, from 01 DEC 2021 to 01 AUG 2022.
- EB-3 China advanced 7 months, from 22 JAN 2020 to 01 SEP 2020.
- EB-3 India advanced 31 days, from 01 MAY 2012 to 01 JUN 2012.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 8 months, from 01 DEC 2021 to 01 AUG 2022.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 8 months, from 01 DEC 2021 to 01 AUG 2022.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 01 AUG 2020 to 01 SEP 2020.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 12 months, from 01 JAN 2016 to 01 JAN 2017.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 31 days, from 01 MAY 2012 to 01 JUN 2012.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 31 days, from 01 AUG 2020 to 01 SEP 2020.
- EB-4 (all other countries) advanced 4 months, from 01 JAN 2019 to 15 MAY 2019.
- EB-4 China advanced 4 months, from 01 JAN 2019 to 15 MAY 2019.
- EB-4 India advanced 4 months, from 01 JAN 2019 to 15 MAY 2019.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 4 months, from 01 JAN 2019 to 15 MAY 2019.
- EB-4 Philippines advanced 4 months, from 01 JAN 2019 to 15 MAY 2019.
- EB-5 China advanced 2 months, from 01 OCT 2015 to 08 DEC 2015.
- EB-5 India advanced 24 months, from 15 DEC 2018 to 01 DEC 2020.
Dates for Filing: 12 moved forward, 0 moved back
- EB-1 China advanced 5 months, from 01 AUG 2022 to 01 JAN 2023.
- EB-1 India advanced 18 months, from 01 JUL 2019 to 01 JAN 2021.
- EB-2 (all other countries) advanced 45 days, from 01 JAN 2023 to 15 FEB 2023.
- EB-2 China advanced 5 months, from 01 JAN 2020 to 01 JUN 2020.
- EB-2 Mexico advanced 45 days, from 01 JAN 2023 to 15 FEB 2023.
- EB-2 Philippines advanced 45 days, from 01 JAN 2023 to 15 FEB 2023.
- EB-3 China advanced 10 months, from 01 SEP 2020 to 01 JUL 2021.
- EB-4 (all other countries) advanced 6 months, from 01 MAR 2019 to 01 SEP 2019.
- EB-4 China advanced 6 months, from 01 MAR 2019 to 01 SEP 2019.
- EB-4 India advanced 6 months, from 01 MAR 2019 to 01 SEP 2019.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 6 months, from 01 MAR 2019 to 01 SEP 2019.
- EB-4 Philippines advanced 6 months, from 01 MAR 2019 to 01 SEP 2019.
Compared cell by cell with the December 2023 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (75 Final Action cells this month). "Advanced" means the published date moved later; "retrogressed" means it moved earlier. This is a description of the two published bulletins, not a forecast.
The January 2024 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 JAN 2015no change | 01 JAN 2015no change | 01 JAN 2015no change | 01 MAY 2001no change | 01 MAR 2012no change |
| F2A | 01 NOV 2019+9 mo | 01 NOV 2019+9 mo | 01 NOV 2019+9 mo | 22 OCT 2019+9 mo | 01 NOV 2019+9 mo |
| F2B | 01 OCT 2015+9 d | 01 OCT 2015+9 d | 01 OCT 2015+9 d | 22 OCT 2003+18 mo | 22 OCT 2011no change |
| F3 | 22 APR 2009+3 mo | 22 APR 2009+3 mo | 22 APR 2009+3 mo | 08 SEP 1998+6 mo | 08 JUN 2002no change |
| F4 | 22 MAY 2007+30 d | 22 MAY 2007+30 d | 15 NOV 2005+38 d | 15 SEP 2000no change | 15 OCT 2002+54 d |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 JUL 2022+4 mo | 01 SEP 2020+44 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 01 NOV 2022+4 mo | 01 JAN 2020+2 mo | 01 MAR 2012+2 mo | 01 NOV 2022+4 mo | 01 NOV 2022+4 mo |
| EB-3 | 01 AUG 2022+8 mo | 01 SEP 2020+7 mo | 01 JUN 2012+31 d | 01 AUG 2022+8 mo | 01 AUG 2022+8 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 SEP 2020+31 d | 01 JAN 2017+12 mo | 01 JUN 2012+31 d | 01 SEP 2020+31 d | 01 MAY 2020no change |
| EB-4 | 15 MAY 2019+4 mo | 15 MAY 2019+4 mo | 15 MAY 2019+4 mo | 15 MAY 2019+4 mo | 15 MAY 2019+4 mo |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 08 DEC 2015+2 mo | 01 DEC 2020+24 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 SEP 2017no change | 01 SEP 2017no change | 01 SEP 2017no change | 01 APR 2005no change | 22 APR 2015no change |
| F2A | 01 SEP 2023no change | 01 SEP 2023no change | 01 SEP 2023no change | 01 SEP 2023no change | 01 SEP 2023no change |
| F2B | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 AUG 2004no change | 01 OCT 2013no change |
| F3 | 01 MAR 2010no change | 01 MAR 2010no change | 01 MAR 2010no change | 15 JUN 2001no change | 08 NOV 2003no change |
| F4 | 01 MAR 2008no change | 01 MAR 2008no change | 22 FEB 2006no change | 15 APR 2001no change | 22 APR 2004no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2023+5 mo | 01 JAN 2021+18 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 15 FEB 2023+45 d | 01 JUN 2020+5 mo | 15 MAY 2012no change | 15 FEB 2023+45 d | 15 FEB 2023+45 d |
| EB-3 | 01 FEB 2023no change | 01 JUL 2021+10 mo | 01 AUG 2012no change | 01 FEB 2023no change | 01 JAN 2023no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 DEC 2020no change | 01 JUN 2017no change | 01 AUG 2012no change | 15 DEC 2020no change | 15 MAY 2020no change |
| EB-4 | 01 SEP 2019+6 mo | 01 SEP 2019+6 mo | 01 SEP 2019+6 mo | 01 SEP 2019+6 mo | 01 SEP 2019+6 mo |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 APR 2022no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for January 2024, U.S. Department of State. Archived October 17, 2026. The bulletin also contains notes, diversity-visa numbers and categories not shown here; read the full bulletin at the source.